Widening Access, Inclusion and Diversity
Preventive early career education Children’s Universities Arqus support networks for inclusion Recognition of prior learning Integrated Arqus plan for refugees and students at risk Seniors Universities Inclusive peer tutoring Fast track for gifted students Job market transition for inclusive universities Common Charter on Gender Equality, Inclusion and SustainabilityTask Force 2.5: Recognition of Prior Learning is a guideline on credit recognition and transfer for accredited professional and work experience, thus facilitating access of older students with work experience to university. The Recognition of Prior Learning – RPL (or Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience – VAE) is a national system to facilitate the equivalence of professional experience with university credits. The guidelines represent the possible adaptation of the French procedure to the other six university systems.
Task Force 3.8: Recognition of non-formal and informal learning was focused on the common structure, methodology, and guidelines for recognition of non-formal and informal education for the purposes of credit accumulation will be drawn up and implemented. Setting up and launching respective structures and procedures at universities will allow students to apply for recognition of informal/non-formal learning in any Arqus university. The outputs for both Task Forces were:
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
- Task Force set up
- Guidelines on credit recognition and transfer for accredited professional and work experience, thus facilitating access of older students with work experience to university.
- Recommendations for national authorities on how to progress in this area.
RECOGNITION OF NON-FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING
- Joint methodology for non-formal and informal education for the purposes of credit accumulation will be developed.
- Agreement on one entry point application for recognition of informal/non-formal learning will be developed.